WASHINGTON—President Trump on Friday asked regulators to review a decades-old requirement that public companies release earnings quarterly, a change some executives support to promote longer-term planning but that some investors worry could reduce market transparency.

In a tweet Friday, Mr. Trump said he consulted “some of the world’s top business leaders” on steps to create jobs and make business “even better.” He said one had told him, “Stop quarterly reporting & go to a six month system.”